Comments on: 10 Graphical Mods That Overhaul Skyrim’s Visualshttp://www.gamefront.com/10-graphical-mods-that-overhaul-skyrims-visuals/
Read the latest gaming news, get game downloads, mods, patches, and watch game videos at Game Front.Tue, 31 Mar 2015 17:12:07 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1By: Spankahontishttp://www.gamefront.com/10-graphical-mods-that-overhaul-skyrims-visuals/comment-page-1/#comment-515065
SpankahontisWed, 11 Feb 2015 01:52:44 +0000http://www.gamefront.com/?p=236079#comment-515065I'm using allot of these mods, along with realistic lighting and FX, Frostfall, Realistic Needs, Wyrmstooth, Faarskal(sp?) and Moonpath.
Along with a load of NPC enhancements and the Civil war mod with immersive creatures.
Started fine, fps are always smooth, but after 20+ Hours of gameplay, it's the scripts that started to feel the strain, Frostfall kept bugging on and off, Immersive Beds doesn't work anymore and setting up a Tent to sleep with Frostfall takes forever to initialize.
Also I have Follower Framework and I have several NPC's following me but they vanish from time to time.
I hope it doesn't get any worse the more of the map I reveal?I’m using allot of these mods, along with realistic lighting and FX, Frostfall, Realistic Needs, Wyrmstooth, Faarskal(sp?) and Moonpath.
Along with a load of NPC enhancements and the Civil war mod with immersive creatures.

Started fine, fps are always smooth, but after 20+ Hours of gameplay, it’s the scripts that started to feel the strain, Frostfall kept bugging on and off, Immersive Beds doesn’t work anymore and setting up a Tent to sleep with Frostfall takes forever to initialize.
Also I have Follower Framework and I have several NPC’s following me but they vanish from time to time.

I hope it doesn’t get any worse the more of the map I reveal?

]]>By: RPG0897http://www.gamefront.com/10-graphical-mods-that-overhaul-skyrims-visuals/comment-page-1/#comment-448267
RPG0897Sat, 17 May 2014 18:08:40 +0000http://www.gamefront.com/?p=236079#comment-448267I can't download it without having to pay for it...I can’t download it without having to pay for it…
]]>By: NimbleTBolthttp://www.gamefront.com/10-graphical-mods-that-overhaul-skyrims-visuals/comment-page-1/#comment-431485
NimbleTBoltThu, 06 Mar 2014 16:10:00 +0000http://www.gamefront.com/?p=236079#comment-431485How much does the mod impact FPS?How much does the mod impact FPS?
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JezzeratFri, 15 Nov 2013 01:18:28 +0000http://www.gamefront.com/?p=236079#comment-402157Oh, give me a break. If your graphics card can't handle a few high-res textures, you shouldn't be using your computer for gaming in the first place. I have 220 mods in place for Skyrim, including every single mod listed here, and it's still only as much of a performance hit as most current releases.
Almost every single texture mod comes in multiple flavors, including resolutions that match vanilla Skyrim, so you can pick a mod that fits your computer. The modding community exists to help people with modding their game, and programs like BOSS, Nexus Mod Manager, and Skyrim Performance Monitor are there to help newbies get their feet wet. For advanced users, programs like TES5Edit, Wrye Bash, and Skyproc SUM are there to give you even further control over your mods.
Skyrim was already one of the best, most immersive video games I've ever played. Thanks to the modding community, it's become truly epic.Oh, give me a break. If your graphics card can’t handle a few high-res textures, you shouldn’t be using your computer for gaming in the first place. I have 220 mods in place for Skyrim, including every single mod listed here, and it’s still only as much of a performance hit as most current releases.

Almost every single texture mod comes in multiple flavors, including resolutions that match vanilla Skyrim, so you can pick a mod that fits your computer. The modding community exists to help people with modding their game, and programs like BOSS, Nexus Mod Manager, and Skyrim Performance Monitor are there to help newbies get their feet wet. For advanced users, programs like TES5Edit, Wrye Bash, and Skyproc SUM are there to give you even further control over your mods.

Skyrim was already one of the best, most immersive video games I’ve ever played. Thanks to the modding community, it’s become truly epic.

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EvernessinceWed, 28 Aug 2013 01:11:03 +0000http://www.gamefront.com/?p=236079#comment-391838@jay
Ah yes, always people who like to play with semantics. These mods do incur a performance hit, as you stated, but you underplay each mods effect. Texture packs will put more strain on the gpu and most likely cause some ram fetching to the cpu unless you have a beast gpu. All in all, the impact is greater on older machines. Not to mention skyrims system is bottlenecked and the internal resource management gets a bit wonky when too many texture mods are installed. Not to mention, memory management isn't all that great either. Sure it can handle everything, just don't expect to be lag free.
Oh and about the grass: why would I be adding graphics mods only to reduce the eye candy by removing grass render distance or cluster size? If you have to tweak grass settings so that you can run these, you shouldn't be using these at all.
Source: Nexus mod author, me@jay

Ah yes, always people who like to play with semantics. These mods do incur a performance hit, as you stated, but you underplay each mods effect. Texture packs will put more strain on the gpu and most likely cause some ram fetching to the cpu unless you have a beast gpu. All in all, the impact is greater on older machines. Not to mention skyrims system is bottlenecked and the internal resource management gets a bit wonky when too many texture mods are installed. Not to mention, memory management isn’t all that great either. Sure it can handle everything, just don’t expect to be lag free.

Oh and about the grass: why would I be adding graphics mods only to reduce the eye candy by removing grass render distance or cluster size? If you have to tweak grass settings so that you can run these, you shouldn’t be using these at all.

Source: Nexus mod author, me

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KevinMon, 26 Aug 2013 20:48:40 +0000http://www.gamefront.com/?p=236079#comment-391721I tried playing a game without enhanced terrain loaded.... wow is it night and day. I think that one is the mod with the biggest impact on the look of things.I tried playing a game without enhanced terrain loaded…. wow is it night and day. I think that one is the mod with the biggest impact on the look of things.
]]>By: Dudelothttp://www.gamefront.com/10-graphical-mods-that-overhaul-skyrims-visuals/comment-page-1/#comment-391551
DudelotSat, 24 Aug 2013 15:57:00 +0000http://www.gamefront.com/?p=236079#comment-391551Oh.. uh... I had already installed all of this! I can't get enough of these! 350+ mods Skyrim... It's so unstable yet so compelling!!! aaaaaa!!!!!Oh.. uh… I had already installed all of this! I can’t get enough of these! 350+ mods Skyrim… It’s so unstable yet so compelling!!! aaaaaa!!!!!
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JaySat, 24 Aug 2013 08:31:42 +0000http://www.gamefront.com/?p=236079#comment-391520"It should be noted that these mods incur a heavy fps penalty and some leave scripts that bloat save game files. Always test new mods on a clean save"
What are you talking about? These are texture re-placers and visual effects. Besides Get Snowy, the mods shown in this article do not contain scripts. The only mods that will really hit your frame-rate is Skyrim Flora Overhaul, which comes with a hefy performance hit, but can easily be mitigated by adjusting grass density through the .ini files.“It should be noted that these mods incur a heavy fps penalty and some leave scripts that bloat save game files. Always test new mods on a clean save”

What are you talking about? These are texture re-placers and visual effects. Besides Get Snowy, the mods shown in this article do not contain scripts. The only mods that will really hit your frame-rate is Skyrim Flora Overhaul, which comes with a hefy performance hit, but can easily be mitigated by adjusting grass density through the .ini files.

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rickshawSat, 24 Aug 2013 06:27:58 +0000http://www.gamefront.com/?p=236079#comment-391508Very sweet collection these should be used :)Very sweet collection these should be used
]]>By: Evernessincehttp://www.gamefront.com/10-graphical-mods-that-overhaul-skyrims-visuals/comment-page-1/#comment-391502
EvernessinceSat, 24 Aug 2013 04:36:33 +0000http://www.gamefront.com/?p=236079#comment-391502It should be noted that these mods incur a heavy fps penalty and some leave scripts that bloat save game files. Always test new mods on a clean save to make sure that you like what the mod adds. Once you have saved your game with the new mod, those scripts aren't going away. This is how crashes and freezing is caused.It should be noted that these mods incur a heavy fps penalty and some leave scripts that bloat save game files. Always test new mods on a clean save to make sure that you like what the mod adds. Once you have saved your game with the new mod, those scripts aren’t going away. This is how crashes and freezing is caused.
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